Racial disparities in drowning deaths persist: Why Black and Indigenous children drown at higher rates
Black children aged 10–14 drown in swimming pools at 7.6 times the rate of white children the same age. The…
A record-breaking UK heatwave, and one of the lives lost to the water
At least nine people, including seven children, died in open water during a record-breaking UK heatwave. The deaths are a…
The EPA Is Letting Coal Ash Poison Kentucky’s Water Again — 42 Toxic Coal Ash Sites
The EPA is rolling back wastewater rules for coal ash storage, weakening protections at 42 toxic sites across Kentucky. Critics…
Uruguay’s Battle For Clean Water
Beset by years of drought, Uruguay is scrambling to fill its taps – but the proposals could leave farmers counting…
Bills Vetoed by Trump: Clean Water for Colorado and Land for a Florida Tribe. Critics Call It Revenge.
Trump's first vetoes of his second term blocked a Colorado clean water bill and a Florida tribal lands bill. Critics…
Trump administration wants to gut Clean Water Act
A new regulation would dramatically limit which waters are protected from pollution.
Tehran’s water crisis is a warning for every thirsty city
Why Iran’s capital, Tehran, is running out of water — and why it won’t be the last.
The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom
The tech industry’s soaring electricity and water demands are raising consumer rates and threatening sustainability goals.
Texas Republicans want Trump to punish Mexico for missing water deadline
The citrus industry is at risk, farmers say, after Mexico failed to deliver water it owes Texas as part of…
Bill amending Clean Water Act could mean dirtier water—Especially in Iowa
Residents fear the change to the Clean Water Act would worsen the state’s already poor water quality, while reducing red…
Settlement reached in Texas, New Mexico Rio Grande water dispute
In a statement, the El Paso Water Improvement District No. 1 said that the Rio Grande water settlement will improve…
An Oregon wood treater kept polluting a town’s water source with a now-banned chemical — but regulators didn’t stop it
Nearby tribe calls on state, federal agencies to end a “decade-long pattern of reckless violations”
